Interment of U.S. soldiers killed in action, at cemetery in Bastogne Belgium. Generals Taylor and McAuliffe converse.

U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Bastogne, Belgium in World War II. Soldiers dig trench graves. Covered bodies of dead U.S. soldiers lie in the snow, awaiting burial. Demolished vehicles on a snow-covered road. Soldiers examine damaged vehicles. One points out various holes in a vehicle. U.S. Commander of 101st Airborne Division, Major General Maxwell Taylor, congratulates the Division's Artillery Commander, Brigadier General Anthony Clement McAuliffe for the defense of Bastogne. They stand on a snowy street in front of a sign on a building, reading Bastogne .